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Mourinho and Ferguson in hot water

LONDON, England -- Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is in trouble again with the English Football Association after accusing Wigan's Lee McCulloch of "cheating" in a TV interview on Saturday.

The FA has asked the outspoken Portuguese to explain his comments which followed Chelsea's 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson is also being investigated over remarks he made about referee Rob Styles after the 1-1 draw with Everton.

Ferguson believed his team should have been awarded a penalty and observed: "We maybe could have had a penalty but there's no way Rob Styles was ever going to give us a penalty."

The FA are considering whether the comments placed a question-mark over Styles' integrity, although a clarification to the contrary from the United boss could be sufficient for the matter to be allowed to drop.

For Mourinho, the situation is more serious, having made similar remarks about Manchester United players last season and earning a 5,000 pounds fine.

He said that United players were guilty of "fault and fault and cheat and cheat" during their League Cup semifinal clash.

Now he has risked another misconduct charge after expressing his frustration during the win over Wigan.

Striker David Connolly allowed the ball to run out of play in the second half because McCulloch was on the floor clutching his ankle.

But Mourinho told defender William Gallas not to give possession back to Wigan because he felt McCulloch was feigning injury after a clash with Joe Cole.

He later claimed: "We know what fair play is and when a player is injured, we give the ball back. When a player is cheating, we are not stupid.

"Because the player was cheating and seconds later stood up and was running again, I told William Gallas not to give them the ball back.

"It is my responsibility and I will do it again. Fair play is not to cheat. It is one thing to be injured and another to pretend to be injured."

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